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Dec 5, 2013
And it feels like we are neglecting our higher level students when we constantly reteach at the expense of presenting new material. On the high school math placement test last spring, only a handful of students scored high enough to go into the honors algebra II class in 9th grade, all others had to 'repeat' algebra I.
Having tutored a 9th grade algebra student last year, I can see that our 8th grade "algebra" students are not covering anywhere near the material covered in 9th grade so it doesn't surprise me that they are not doing well on the placement exam.
Sorry if this sounds like ranting, I'm just feeling that it's impossible to cov...See More
hey miss
On the flip side the most successful students in my Alg 2 class are actually then ones who took Alg 1 as 8th graders. I taught that for 5 years before going to the high school. At the middle school we went much further and much deeper than they did at the high school. Now they are bored in my Algebra 2 class. While I do hate to hold them back due t...See More
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